Shawn Cassidy is in his eighth
season as the head coach of Concordia University Wisconsin's Men's
Basketball program. He is the program's second winningest coach and
enters the 2014-15 NCAA Division III Tournament with a 134-79
overall record.

Cassidy has twice coached his team
to the NCAA Division III Tournament (2014-15, 2010-11), the
program's only Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament
championship (2014-15), three NACC North Division titles (2011-12,
2010-11, 2009-10) and two seasons with over 20 victories. He has
also guided his team to three Concordia Invitational Tournament
titles (2012-13, 2009-10, 2007-08).

During his tenure he has coached
nine All-NACC honorees, including 2012-13 Player of the Year Luke
Doedens and 2013-14 Defensive Player of the Year Steve Zielinski.
Cassidy was named the 2010-11 NACC Coach of the Year after guiding
the Falcons to a 23-5 overall record.

His 2011-12 season finished 21-6
overall and 14-2 in NACC play to win the North Division title for
the third-consecutive season. The Falcons were dominate at home,
posting an 11-1 record inside the R. John Buuck Field House.

During the 2010-11 season, the
Falcons made a major jump in the national scene by climbing as high
as No. 21 in the D3Hoops.com poll and to No. 1 in the Midwest
regional rankings. As a result of their success they were chosen to
host the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament that
season. Statistically, CUW ranked in the top-20 in the nation in
four categories; win-loss percentage, scoring margin, steals per
game and turnover margin. The Falcons completed their conference
season undefeated, 16-0, marking the first time in league history a
team finished unblemished. Four players earned All-NACC recognition
and Cassidy was named Coach of the Year.

The 2009-10 squad won the CIT
trophy for the second time in three years with victories over
Concordia University Chicago and Concordia University Nebraska in
front of the home crowd. The Falcons also gave Cassidy his first
NAC North Division championship with a 10-6 record.

In Cassidy's first full season in
2007-08 the Falcons finished 14-11 overall. CUW also won the CIT
title for the first time in school history, scoring lopsided wins
over Concordia University Nebraska and Concordia University
Chicago. Despite the graduation of six of the team's top
performers, the 2008-09 Falcons ended up 13-13, including 10-6 in
league play.

Prior to becoming head coach,
Cassidy served as an assistant to former head coach and mentor
Wayne Rasmussen. He was a member of the 1993 Falcon basketball
team, which competed in the NAIA National Tournament. Cassidy
graduated from CUW with a Bachelor's Degree in Lutheran Secondary
Education with an emphasis in Mathematics. In 2001, he earned his
Master's Degree in School Administration from Azusa Pacific
University.

Cassidy taught and coached at
Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., for 12 years before
returning to CUW. He spent nine seasons as the basketball head
coach at OLHS, putting together a 144- 93 record with three league
championships and eight playoff appearances.

Cassidy is the Student Athlete
Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor which follows the mission of CUW
in enhancing the total student-athlete experience by creating
opportunities to serve, protecting student-athlete welfare,
fostering a positive student-athlete image, and contributing to the
overall success of Concordia. SAAC is involved with many service
projects in the community such as a Canned Food Drive, Blood Drive,
Think Pink events and many other service projects.

Shawn and wife Paula reside in
Cedarburg with their children; Patrick, Evelyn and Avery. They are
active members of First Immanuel Lutheran Church and School.